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Molyvoti is an archaeological site located on a peninsula in northern Greece, southwest of modern-day Komotini. Numerous excavations have provided evidence that Molyvoti was a city first occupied during the classical period, in the 6th-4th centuries BCE. More recent excavations in 2013 revealed that the settlement was later occupied during the Late Roman period, in the 4th century AD. This site is considered to be one of the largest Archaic-Classical settlements in the region.

1957-1959
Archaeologist George Bakalakis conducted the first excavation of Molyvoti. The archaeological work included approximately 75 days of excavations throughout the two year period. His findings led him to conclude that the site dated as far back as late 6th century BCE, but was most occupied during the 4th century BCE.

1995, 1996 and 1998
In 1980 a grid was established to form excavation units. The site was first divided into 300 x 300 m squares, then subdivided into 10 x 10 m squares, and once more into 5 x 5 m squares. Ephor Diamantis Triantafyllos and Domna Terzopoulou led the three excavations in the 1990s, where a total of 32 squares were excavated. Artifacts found during this time further supported Bakalakis's conclusions about when the site was occupied.

2013
The 2013 excavations were conducted for the Molyvoti, Thrace, Archaeological Project (MTAP). According to Arrington et al. (2016), the goal of this project was to "investigate the identity, form, and chronology of the settlement", as well as form a better understanding of the "economic, political, and cultural contexts" of the site. Analysis of the site focused on ceramic, archaeobotanical and zooarchaeological findings. This excavation was the first to discover evidence of later occupation during the Late Roman period.